80th Anniversary of Liberation 1945 – 2025JEEP TRAIN IN BAMBAN 1945 On January 23, 1945, the 160th Infantry, 40th Division U.S. Army entered Bamban on the morning and fought a battalion of the Takayama Detachment at the town center and on the northern sector with the aid of the local guerrillas. It was the Liberation …
80th Anniversary of LiberationGENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AND THE BATTLE FOR CLARK FIELDダグラス・マッカーサー将軍とクラークフィールドでの戦闘、1945年1月29日 Visiting Battle Front 戦線訪問Eighty years ago, on January 29, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur, as the 5-star General of the Army, had set foot at Clark Field for the first time in Liberation 1945. He had just come from the infamous Camp O’Donnell P.O.W. …
On June 29, 2025 , in spite of the heavy rains, we successfully welcomed the arrival of official representatives from Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare from their Tokyo Office lead by Director Ishikuza Tetsuro and Furukawa Kazuchika with forensic experts to assess some suspected remains of Japanese war dead left in the former …
OPERATION FIREFLIES: SEARCH AND RECOVERY OF REMAINS OF JAPANESE WAR DEAD IN BAMBAN HILLS Read More »
So proud of being Filipino, as we celebrate our 127th Independence Day this June 12, 2025. The struggle of our forefathers in the fight for freedom that spans in the epoch of our Nation’s History, from Lapu-Lapu, to the many uprisings and revolts, to the Katipunan, then our Revolutionists, the Army of the Republic, and …
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THE BAMBAN BRIDGES: FROM PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR TO WWIIDuring WWII, there were two high multiple-span steel bridges traversing the Paruao River, the vehicular bridge and the railroad bridge. Bamban was one of the towns of Tarlac were both important transportation routes passed. To the west, were the high ground of the Bamban Hills, overlooking the two …
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Memorial Day 2025WWII HEROES PROJECT 2025SERGEANT EVERETT R. BROOKS: AN AMERICAN WWII GUERRILLA LEADER IN TARLAC Bamban WWII Museum Heroes HallMay 26, 2025 is an American federal holiday, the Memorial Day, honoring military personnel who died in combat serving in the armed forces. As an American ally in WWII, at Bamban WWII Museum, we deemed …
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Investigating History:GERERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR’s HEADQUARTERS IN TARLAC The MacArthurs, both father (Arthur) and son (Douglas) had reminiscence in history in the Tarlac Province. The father, leading the 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, fought the Filipino Army of Liberation at the Bamban Line near the present Bamban Museum. The son, General of the Army, was with …
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JAPANESE WWII TYPE 99 7.7mm RIFLE AS AETA NEGRITO HUNTING RIFLE During WWII, the Aeta Mag-Antsi of Bamban Hills participated in the resistance against the Japanese by organizing guerrilla warriors outfit, the Squadron 30, Bruce Guerrilla operating in the Bamban Mountains as mountain patrol. They were using their indigenous weapons; the bow and arrow and …
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INVESTIGATING HISTORY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPH:THE CAVALRY SQUADRON, PHILIPPINE ARMY:A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH Little is known about the cavalry of the Philippine Army, its early organizational unit that had fought during the Philippine-American War until prior the outbreak of WWII. Although, there were many Filipinos who joined the 26th Cavalry Philippine Scouts and stationed at nearby Fort …
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From Naval Air Force to Mountain Soldiers: The 763 Naval Air Group海軍航空隊の兵士: 第763海軍航空隊Under the heat of the sun, some men braved the hot weather condition and hiked the mountain overlooking the Sacobia River in search for the Japanese WWI tunnels. With the help of our Aeta Mag Antsi mountain scouts, we were able to locate …
PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS 2025: KOUZAN-YAMA 甲山にある日本海軍の大東亜戦争のトンネル。 Read More »
